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Discover the life-affirming debut novel from acclaimed poet Kaveh Akbar: a love letter to the world and our search for meaning - in faith, art, ourselves and those we care for. 'Dazzling' Ann Patchett ‘Profoundly moving' Elif Shafak ‘Gorgeous’ Tommy Orange ‘Radiant’ Lauren Groff...

In this witty and romantic debut novel, Jane Austen’s Emma meets the misadventures of Manhattan’s modern dating scene as two lifelong friends discover that, in the search for love, you sometimes don’t have to look any further than your own backyard—perfect for fans of Bridget Jones’s...

The acclaimed author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude returns with a roar with this gorgeous, searing portrayal of Manhattanites wrapped in their own delusions, desires, and lies. Chase Insteadman, a handsome, inoffensive fixture on Manhattan's social scene, lives off...

A deliciously gritty and strikingly bold debut novel about discovering love where it has always been. Elsie is a sexy, funny, and fiercely independent woman living in South London. But, at just 28, she is also tired. Though she spends her days writing tender poetry in her journal, her nights are...

Nella banlieue multietnica di Parigi, il piccolo Momò dagli occhi neri vive con Madame Rosa, anziana prostituta ebrea sopravvissuta ad Auschwitz, il cane Super e altri ragazzini. Tutti i bambini hanno una mamma che ogni tanto li va a trovare, eccetto Momò, le cui origini sono un mistero. In un universo popolato di venditori di tappeti, trans senegalesi e mangiatori di fuoco, Momò affronta le difficoltà della vita e con innocenza e tenacia va incontro al futuro.

Un viaggio in una Napoli inquieta e indimenticabile attraverso episodi al limite del paradossale che ci permettono di incontrare personaggi che resteranno per sempre nel nostro immaginario. "Una straordinaria discesa agli Inferi: nel regno della tenebra e delle ombre" per usare le parole di Pietro Citati. Una discesa attraverso corpi miseri e disperati nel buio profondo di una disparità intollerabile che ci svela i due volti di una città insieme meravigliosa e conturbante.

Young is a cynical yet fun-loving Korean student who pinballs from home to class to the beds of recent Tinder matches. He and Jaehee, his female best friend and roommate, frequent nearby bars where they push away their anxieties about their love lives, families, and money with rounds of soju and ice-cold Marlboro Reds that they keep in their freezer. Yet over time, even Jaehee leaves Young to settle down, leaving him alone to care for his ailing mother and to find companionship in his relationships with a series of men.

Kann man im Krieg nur Zuschauer sein? Ein ebenso fesselnder wie verstörender Roman über den verhängnisvollen Drang, wieder und wieder in aktuelle Krisenherde zu reisen. Längst empfindet Niels für seinen Lehrerjob und seine Familie nichts als Langeweile. Da ist das Angebot seines alten Freundes Michael, der inzwischen als Kriegsfotograf arbeitet, zu verlockend: Niels kann ihn ins krisengeschüttelte Beirut begleiten. Angst und Abenteuer werden von nun an wie zu einer Sucht: Gemeinsam mit Michael reist er in weitere Kriegsgebiete - in den Libanon, nach Mali, in die Ukraine.

In this electrifying novel, Richard Price, the author of Clockers and a writer on The Wire, gives us razor-sharp anatomy of an ever-changing Harlem. "Novelist Richard Price has as fine an ear for American speech as anyone writing today..."—AudioFile East Harlem, 2008. In an instant, a...

The first thriller in the No.1 bestselling DS Logan McRae series. Nothing keeps a crime hidden like fear… ‘Stuart MacBride’s thrillers just keep getting better’ Express ‘You can’t be an eyewitness if I cut out your eyes…’ Someone’s preying on Aberdeen’s growing Polish...

When her mother emigrates to China for work, twenty-year-old Chizu moves in with 71-year-old Ginko, an eccentric distant relative, taking a room in her ramshackle Tokyo home, with its two resident cats and the persistent rattle of passing trains. Living their lives in imperfect symmetry, they establish an uneasy alliance, stress tested by Chizu's flashes of youthful spite. As the four seasons pass, Chizu navigates a series of tedious part-time jobs and unsatisfying relationships, before eventually finding her feet and salvaging a fierce independence from her solitude.

The Bored and the Beautiful, a new Fourth Estate book, full description to follow when available...

Glasgow for Bertie is the promised land. The city of pies and Irn Bru, far from his controlling mother, Irene, – his place of escape. But how will he respond to the news of the proposed merging of Edinburgh and Glasgow? A new member of Bertie’s class at school is causing ripples in his social circle. She is called Galactica MacFee and is going to be a match for Olive and her lieutenant, Pansy. And an incredible new discovery: a Pictish stone that is said to have the first-know written poem carved into it is the talk of the town.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Princess Diaries series, comes the very first adult installment, which follows Princess Mia and her Prince Charming as they plan their fairy tale wedding—but a few poisoned apples could turn this happily-ever-after into a royal nightmare...

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER Colum McCann’s beloved novel inspired by Philippe Petit’s daring high-wire stunt, which is also depicted in the film The Walk starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt In the dawning light of a late-summer morning, the people of lower Manhattan stand hushed, staring up...

Nell'incanto evanescente delle notti pietroburghesi tra maggio e giugno, un giovane vagabondeggia in solitudine...

The story revolves around the comings and goings at No. 44 Scotland Street, a fictitious building in a real street in Edinburgh. Immediately recognisable are the Edinburgh chartered surveyor, stalwart of the Conservative Association, who dreams of membership of Scotland's most exclusive golf club. We have the pushy Stockbridge mother, and her prodigiously talented five-year-old son, who is making good progress with the saxophone and with his Italian.

This is the story of two boys, Dylan Ebdus and Mingus Rude. They are friends and neighbors, but because Dylan is white and Mingus is black, their friendship is not simple. This is the story of their Brooklyn neighborhood, which is almost exclusively black despite the first whispers of something...

It's just another Tuesday with Mercury in retrograde. Cue Nikolai Volkov. A devil in Armani with a body built for sin. Protective. Ruthless. Magnetic. Oh, and did I mention he's hot enough to melt Siberia? I should despise him for stealing my freedom. Instead, I'm playing house with the beast and melting every time he growls 'mine’. But as it turns out, this good girl has a knack for taming monsters.

Kurz & bündig - unsere Shorts: Als der geizige Bruder beschloss, der Witwe seinen Papageien zu vererben, war ihm bestimmt nicht klar, was der zerrupfte Vogel im Leben der Frau bewirken wird. Virginia Woolf hat gewusst: Ein ordentlicher Umgang mit Tieren kann das Leben sehr unverhofft auf den Kopf stellen. Nach der Vorlage aus dem Band mit mehreren Erzählungen von Virginia Woolf in der wunderbaren Reihe Steidl Nocturnes.